Monthly Archives: April 2015

Cloud Totality – Total Lunar Eclilpse 4th April 2015. Note: The specks on the centre and left of frame are actually stars.

Partially Eclipsed, In a halo of ice crystals. Total Lunar Eclipse 4th April 2015. The colourful halo around the moon is due to refraction of light through the clouds in our atmosphere, resulting in a subtle rainbow.

Photographing through the clouds – Cloud Totality of the 4th April 2015 Lunar Eclipse

The April 4th 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse from Perth Western Australia was a largely cloudy experience but we persevered and were amazed what the camera pulled out from behind the clouds!

Visually the moon was barely if at all visible throughout totality with cloud obscuring the dimly lit Moon. Luckily the camera was more successful! The above photographs show the period of totality quite nicely, you could say “with some atmosphere”(!!) considering the weather conditions during the Total Lunar Eclipse.

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Started by Roger Groom in 2003 Astro Photography Australia sells prints, copyright use, acrylic photo blocks and mugs of astrophotography. Every print is high quality made to last, making great gifts.

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